UC San Diego School of Medicine

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
MottoFiat lux
Let there be light
TypePublic medical school
Established1968 (1968)
Parent institution
University of California, San Diego
DeanBarbara Jung
Academic staff
1,425 full- and part-time
Students573 M.D. students
90 M.D./Ph.D. students
59 Master's students
Location, ,
United States

32°52′34″N 117°14′13″W / 32.876°N 117.237°W / 32.876; -117.237
CampusUrban
NicknameTritons
MascotKing Triton
Websitemedschool.ucsd.edu

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, San Diego. It was the third medical school in the University of California system, after those established at UCSF and UCLA, and is the only medical school in the San Diego metropolitan area. It is closely affiliated with the medical centers that are part of UC San Diego Health.